The Demon Lover Summary
Elizabeth Bowen

The Demon Lover Summary

The Demon Lover and Other Stories by Elizabeth Bowen was first published in Britain in 1945. In 1946, the collection was published in the United States under the title Ivy Gripped the Steps and Other Stories. Without exception, reviewers greeted it enthusiastically, praising it for what was described in the New Yorker as "a completely successful explanation of what war did to the mind and spirit of the English people." Today, "The Demon Lover" is...

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